Name: Easy Banana Bread Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Bread
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas, peeled; 1/3 cup melted butter; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 2 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon baking soda; Pinch of salt; 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional); 1/4 cup water

Banana bread is easy to make and oh so delicious. Here are two simple recipes for making banana bread and cranberry banana bread. Both of these recipes are so easy your kids can make it with little to no help.

Stop throwing away bananas when they turn. Instead, make the ultimate comfort food aka banana bread. If you need to, freeze the bananas, until you have time to bake bread.

Here are two easy banana bread recipes I make anytime I have bananas I need to use up. If you love cranberries like me try the cranberry banana bread.

Easy Banana Bread

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas, peeled
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1/4 cup water

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350°F

With a mixer in a medium size bowl, mix together all the ingredients.

Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 40 minutes to 50 minutes at 350°F, or until a tester comes out clean.

Now I happen to like a version of banana bread with cranberries more than regular banana bread. I’m not sure why, but adding cranberries just takes it to a whole other level for me.

Cranberry Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 small bananas, sliced

1 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup water

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 3/4 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 360°F. Grease a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.

Cream the butter and sugar together with a mixer. Add in the eggs one by one, mixing well between each addition. Add banana slices, cranberries, water, and vanilla extract. Mix again until blended, but not so much you smash the bananas.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients into the batter, and mix until just combined – do not overmix.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until the top of the cake is nicely browned and a cake tester comes out clean.

Cool for ten minutes, then run a knife around to loosen the sides, and turn out on a rack to cool completely.